Jerónimo Manrique De Lara Y De Herrera
Jerónimo Manrique de Lara y de Herrera, O. de M. (1581 – 22 June 1644) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1630–1644). ''(in Latin)''> Biography Jerónimo Manrique de Lara y de Herrera was born in Valladolid, Spain in 1581 and ordained a priest in the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy. On 7 January 1630, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Urban VIII Pope Urban VIII ( la, Urbanus VIII; it, Urbano VIII; baptised 5 April 1568 – 29 July 1644), born Maffeo Vincenzo Barberini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 6 August 1623 to his death in July 1644. As po ... as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba and installed on 30 November 1630. He served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba until his death on 22 June 1644. References External links and additional sources * (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) 17th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Cuba Bishops appointed ...
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Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization. O'Collins, p. v (preface). The church consists of 24 ''sui iuris'' churches, including the Latin Church and 23 Eastern Catholic Churches, which comprise almost 3,500 dioceses and eparchies located around the world. The pope, who is the bishop of Rome, is the chief pastor of the church. The bishopric of Rome, known as the Holy See, is the central governing authority of the church. The administrative body of the Holy See, the Roman Curia, has its principal offices in Vatican City, a small enclave of the Italian city of Rome, of which the pope is head of state. The core beliefs of Catholicism are found in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church teaches that it ...
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